I want to say man, fuck that kid, but the fervor for recruiting info and gossip at least partially created him.

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That was the only part of the column that bothered me, he never got into the fact that his web site and his tv stations are part of the problem. He mentions ESPNU, but he doesn't point out that if there wasn't so much hype then a kid wouldn't feel the need to validate himself by doing this.

All the hype, etc., is absurd, but I don't think we need to go overboard looking at this. This is a once in a lifetime scenario that surely went way, way further than the little liar ever thought it would.

I feel sorry for the guy, but I don't feel bad for him. If that makes any sense.